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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5070 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Front Panel (WW2)
Andrew Adger
George Alexander
James Allan
John Anderson
James Bain
Alexander Bernard
Thomas Birrell
John Brown
David Carscadden
Adam Cook
Neil Cordery
Owen Coyle
George Dewar
Janet Doig
George W Drummond
John Drummond
Douglas Drysdale
Alexander Dunn
John Dunn
Dougald Galbraith
William Gallacher
James Gibson
Thomas Gillespie
Edward Goble
George Gray
Thomas Gray
Robert Hoey
Daniel Hunter
John Hunter
Neil Hunter
Robert Hutton
Robert Laird
William McCabe
George McGreavie
Bartholomew McHale
David Mackintosh
George Menzies
Alexander Miller
James Milne
Kenneth Paton
William Philp
Alexander Robertson
Thomas Russell
John Skinner
George Sneddon
Joseph Sneddon
John H Stark
Hugh Thomson
William Thomson
Thomas Dewar
Korea 1952
Robert K Easton
Iraq 2004
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Unveiled 26th November 1921 by Sir Charles E. Adam. |
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spoons

Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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Paul Lowe from the Sunday Times magazine 28 Oct 2007
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mfi
Joined: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 11 Location: letham, fife
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Does the commemoration at Kelty for Paul Lowe, Iraq 2004, combined with the entries at Glenothes for Scott McCardle and Marc Ferns, who also died in Iraq make a full list of three (3) Fife men to have fallen in Iraq ?
Can members tell me of any other Iraq or Afghanistan menorials in either in Fife or other Scottish locales ?
Does the National War Memorial at Edinburgh also record post-1945 fatalities, or is the AFM at Alrewas the only UK nation-wide memorial for these men? _________________ I am interested in the full contemporary recognition of current conflicts, (Afghanistan, Iraq, UN peacekeeping service etc.). |
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Adam Brown Curator

Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject: |
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MFI
I take it you haven’t checked the rest of the forum. If you look at this thread
Iraq and Afghanistan deaths on community war memorials
You can see the list of Scots who have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan and if they have been added to memorial there is a link to that memorial on the forum.
Fife Fatalities
Ferns, Marc
Private, 1st Bn The Black Watch
Killed in a roadside bomb blast 13/08/2004 Basra, Iraq
Born Glenrothes, Fife Aged 21.
Son of Mrs Christine Morgan of Glenrothes
Commemorated by a cairn at the Exit Community Centre in Pitteuchar, Glenrothes
Listed on the Glenrothes War memorial
Gray, Stuart Robert Tennant
Sergeant, 1st Bn The Black Watch
Killed in suicide attack 04/11/2004 Near Camp Dogwood, Iraq
Born Dunfermline, Fife Aged 31. Son of Mrs Mary Gray. Husband of Wendy Gray
Listed on the Dunfermline War Memorial, Fife
Kennedy, Scott 'Casper'
Private, Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, attd. 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh
Killed by roadside bomb 28th June 2007, Basra
Aged 20, from Oakley, Dunfermline
Kerr, James 'Jamie'
Private, Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, attd. 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh
Killed by roadside bomb 28th June 2007, Basra
Aged 20, from Cowdenbeath
Listed on the Cowdenbeath War Memorial
Lowe, Paul Aitken
Private, 1st Bn The Black Watch
Killed in suicide attack 04/11/2004 Near Camp Dogwood, Iraq
Born Kelty, Fife Aged 19. Son of Mrs Helen Lowe
Listed on the Kelty War Memorial
McArdle, Scott William
Private, 1st Bn The Black Watch
Killed in suicide attack 04/11/2004 Near Camp Dogwood, Iraq
Born Glenrothes, Fife Aged 22. Fiancé of Miss Sarah McLaren
Listed on the Glenrothes War memorial
McHale, Kevin Thomas
Private, 1st Bn The Black Watch
Accidentally killed in a vehicle accident 29/10/2004 North Babil Province, Iraq
Born Lochgelly, Fife Aged 27
Listed on the Lochgelly War Memorial
As you can see all the Fife lads except Private Scott Kennedy have been commemorated on their local memorials. I don’t know if Dunfermline plan to add his name. He died in 2007 so it may be some time before he is added to any memorial.
The SNWM also records the Post-45 details as well as the Armed Forces Memorial. See here:
http://www.snwm.org/cgi-bin/db_w3.pl
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Alex Crawford

Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Fife
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
Just had a look at the CWGC site to see if George W Drummond and John Drummond, both WWII deaths, are related.
John Drummond 1551788 was an air gunner under training when he was killed on 09/06/43. He is buried in Beath Eastern Cemetery.
I can't find any entry for George W Drummond. I've searched through all the Drummond entries for WWII and no luck.
Anyone know why he would not be on the CWGC site?
Regards,
Alex _________________ If you don't ask, you will never know. |
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spoons

Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Quite a few reasons why someone would be on a local memorial but not listed on SNWM.
1. He died after the cutoff date for CWGC
2. He served under a different name than he was known locally
3. He served as a civilian (e.g. Red Cross or NAAFI) and died of illness
4. He left the armed forces and then died of a non war related illness
I am sure there are other reasons.
Local war memorial committees could (and did) put any of these categories on local memorials, none of whom would qualify for CWGC.
\Paul |
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Alex Crawford

Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Fife
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for the info. As these are war memorials I had always thought that the person had to have died on active service to be mentioned on the memorial.
Alex _________________ If you don't ask, you will never know. |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 5070 Location: Blairgowrie, Perthshire
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:55 am Post subject: |
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GEORGE WATT DRUMMOND, (Coal Miner) (Single), died 28th March 1947 at 27 Nasmyth Place, Kelty, son of Andrew Drummond (Coal Miner) and Elizabeth Orr
CAUSE:
Pulmonary tuberculosis, toxaemia.
INFORMANT:
Andrew Drummond (Brother) Blairforth Road, Kelty. |
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Alex Crawford

Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Fife
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Thanks for the details. Much appreciated.
As the coal industry was a large part of the War effort then I can see why he would be added to the memorial.
Alex _________________ If you don't ask, you will never know. |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Alex Crawford wrote: | Hi,
Thanks for the details. Much appreciated.
As the coal industry was a large part of the War effort then I can see why he would be added to the memorial.
Alex |
Alex.,
It may be that George W. Crawford served in the armed forces either throughout the war or was discharged through illness or injury prior to its conclusion.
He probably went back to the mines which was his pre-war occupation. When the names for inclusion on the memorial were being supplied a member of his family, due to his wartime service, would have put his name forward.
I've seen this quite a few times with other memorials. |
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dhubthaigh Our first ever 1000-poster

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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: |
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Alex Crawford wrote: | Hi,
Thanks for the details. Much appreciated.
As the coal industry was a large part of the War effort then I can see why he would be added to the memorial.
Alex |
Alex.,
It may be that George W. Crawford served in the armed forces either throughout the war or was discharged through illness or injury prior to its conclusion.
He probably went back to the mines which was his pre-war occupation. When the names for inclusion on the memorial were being supplied a member of his family, due to his wartime service, would have put his name forward.
I've seen this quite a few times with other memorials. |
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Derek P

Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Fife
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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DJP, 5 September 2008
KELTY – The Unveiling of a war memorial took place at Kelty on Saturday afternoon. The memorial is of stone, and shows a Highland soldier set on a base, on which are inscribed the names of 220 men who fell in the war. Sir Charles E. Adam, Blairadam, performed the ceremony. The Scotsman, Monday, 6 June 1921, 8. |
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DelBoy

Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 4858 Location: The County of Angus
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:01 pm Post subject: Pte. Robert Kennedy Easton, B.W. - Korean War |
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dhubthaigh wrote: | Korea 1952
Robert K Easton |
Surname: EASTON
Forenames/Initials: Robert Kennedy
Rank: Pte
Service: Army
Service Number: 22549798
Regiment/Corps: BLACK WATCH
Date of Birth: 07 August 1928
Age: 23
Date of Death: 31 July 1952
Cemetery Name: UN Memorial
Cemetery Address: Pusan, PUSAN
Grave Section: 22
Grave Row: 8
Grave Number: 1490
Included on Armed Forces Memorial: Yes
Included on Roll of Honour: Yes |
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Adam Brown Curator

Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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We've got quite a few images of the memorial already but no harm in some more
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